104
104
Sep 8, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
there are tons of examples of people who to work out deals in the virginia jihad case. it involved nearly a dozen northern virginians who had gotten training in pakistan. the of assonances for something. it ranged from just a couple of years to maybe 10. the people who went to trial were convicted, some more acquitted. it is not at all uncommon. they can make the case against a more serious one. there is an awful -- an example where they have a high level al qaeda guy who is testified in prevented the witness security program and pled guilty. cracks -- >>'s corporate, do they go into the general population? >> it depends. the often will have a special administrative measure placed on them by the marshal service. they can carry over. i do have people convicted of crimes that will be considered terrorism crime store in the general population at it depends on the individual person. correct. >> this experience was not evident in the federal judiciary. nothing compared to the federal effort structure. this level of expertise makes the dialogue very different products. >> tha
there are tons of examples of people who to work out deals in the virginia jihad case. it involved nearly a dozen northern virginians who had gotten training in pakistan. the of assonances for something. it ranged from just a couple of years to maybe 10. the people who went to trial were convicted, some more acquitted. it is not at all uncommon. they can make the case against a more serious one. there is an awful -- an example where they have a high level al qaeda guy who is testified in...
133
133
Sep 28, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 2
it takes in a virginia beach, which is the largest city in virginia, and parts of norfolk, virginia and hampton and an area known as the eastern shore, that are primarily farmers and tourism. domenik industries are the navy and tourism. -- its dominant industries are the navy and tourism. the u.s. navy and related military enterprises is its largest business. this particular congressional race is of high interest to republicans and democrats. when glenn nye, republicans fought very hard to keep the incumbent in office. since his election, he has been subject to a steady stream of blogs, reaching out to the public or media blasting almost everything he does. because he is a freshman, legislative experts will tell you that the best time to unseat an incumbent is a during the first term because they have not established themselves yet. they see him as a vulnerable. the republicans want to take back the house of representatives. this is one of those districts where they say they haven't in to do that. >> i am left with two clear impressions. i am confident in our military forces and our civ
it takes in a virginia beach, which is the largest city in virginia, and parts of norfolk, virginia and hampton and an area known as the eastern shore, that are primarily farmers and tourism. domenik industries are the navy and tourism. -- its dominant industries are the navy and tourism. the u.s. navy and related military enterprises is its largest business. this particular congressional race is of high interest to republicans and democrats. when glenn nye, republicans fought very hard to keep...
136
136
Sep 24, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
host: nelson from west virginia. if you are from generation x, or generation y, we want to hear from you, since you will be in europe in the world -- you will be inheriting the world from the baby boom generation. and those folks that came out of the world war ii years, if you would like to talk about the baby boomers and what you left them, that would be an interesting conversation as well. the next call is from wisconsin, ron on the democrats line. ron, what generation are you in? caller: high may boomer -- i'm a boomer, born in 1947 and i think the article is way off balance. i think the contribution of the boomers goes beyond any of the other generations in the fact that people nowadays can actually say no, instead of just marching in lockstep with what happened up until the 1960's. we could say, hey, wait a second, something is wrong, and to make changes. and these changes really shaped present generations. and i think if anything, the present generation are the ones that are released boyle, undereducated, and r
host: nelson from west virginia. if you are from generation x, or generation y, we want to hear from you, since you will be in europe in the world -- you will be inheriting the world from the baby boom generation. and those folks that came out of the world war ii years, if you would like to talk about the baby boomers and what you left them, that would be an interesting conversation as well. the next call is from wisconsin, ron on the democrats line. ron, what generation are you in? caller:...
103
103
Sep 18, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 103
favorite 0
quote 0
[laughter] the last and the "high 5", bob mcdonnell won the governor's race in virginia. i guess the celebrations came to a halt when chris christie showed jon corzine the door. and special pride for people like me when brown seized the people's seat in massachusetts. [applause] the liberals went from backslapping to backstabbing. thanks to jackie gleason, how sweet is is. -- sweetest-sweet it is -- sweet it is. bob and chris and scott are just the beginning. america will soon be seeing a lot more of leaders like governor nikki haley, governor susanna martinas, and senator marco rubio. [applause] some pollsters predict the conservatives will enjoy a landmark victory. i cannot guarantee specific outcomes, but something i know, america's will repudiate obama- style liberalism. part of the reason for that is the abject failure of his first two years in office. the president reminds us that he inherited a recession. that is wannabe argued during the campaign there was no time for on-the-job training. his economic advisers, had they any experience in the private sector, they h
[laughter] the last and the "high 5", bob mcdonnell won the governor's race in virginia. i guess the celebrations came to a halt when chris christie showed jon corzine the door. and special pride for people like me when brown seized the people's seat in massachusetts. [applause] the liberals went from backslapping to backstabbing. thanks to jackie gleason, how sweet is is. -- sweetest-sweet it is -- sweet it is. bob and chris and scott are just the beginning. america will soon be...
169
169
Sep 7, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
arlington, virginia. caller: how are you this morning? i just wanted to go through a little bit of this history. it started off with a certain national socialist who spent this kind of money before. now, barack needs a crowd like unions because a lot of this money is being funneled to unions which will return to one party in campaign contributions. but let us get to the history of this. lb creativej fannie and freddie and in the 1970's congress passed the community reinvestment act and in the 1990's, andrew cuomo under bill clinton and hud mandated subprime. bill clinton repealed the glass- steagall act that allow fannie and freddie to trade is often to the private market. look, this is what happens. there is no denying it. the gop in 1990's created the surplus that bill clinton takes credit for. there is no question in my mind that we have to get back to conservative american values. and that's it. you can't spend all of this money -- and bush's tax cuts, he recovered two recessions. the 9/11 and a dot com recession with tax cuts. articl
arlington, virginia. caller: how are you this morning? i just wanted to go through a little bit of this history. it started off with a certain national socialist who spent this kind of money before. now, barack needs a crowd like unions because a lot of this money is being funneled to unions which will return to one party in campaign contributions. but let us get to the history of this. lb creativej fannie and freddie and in the 1970's congress passed the community reinvestment act and in the...
167
167
Sep 25, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
west virginia, next. west virginia, next. caller: i think stephen colbert is an american and he has a right to say what he wants to say. that is how the man gets his views across. host: the fact that he is a celebrity -- caller: why shouldn't he? we say what we want to said. why can he say what he wants to say? host: people talked about his qualifications and talking about this issue. caller: that is how he gets what you want to say across. if you watch his show, which i do, him and jon stewart bring things to the forefront. they do it in a comical way. many people don't get it. we are all going to get a lot of field jaws because republicans are leading us down that path. there is such a gap between poor people and rich people is that we will need those jobs and fighting immigrants for those jobs if large class people don't wake up and vote. wake up and vote. host: new york , our republican line per caller: good morning. celebritiesk that should be in position to make comments all over the place. i believe that we are in this
west virginia, next. west virginia, next. caller: i think stephen colbert is an american and he has a right to say what he wants to say. that is how the man gets his views across. host: the fact that he is a celebrity -- caller: why shouldn't he? we say what we want to said. why can he say what he wants to say? host: people talked about his qualifications and talking about this issue. caller: that is how he gets what you want to say across. if you watch his show, which i do, him and jon stewart...
45
45
Sep 13, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 45
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> president obama met with fairfax, virginia, residents today. at one. obama said he hopes the democrats and republicans can work on legislation after the midterm elections. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you so much for being here. i want to give a special thanks to some individuals. i am grateful for their hospitality. they have a wonderful family and for them to open up their back yard foxcast -- backyard for us is very nice. thank you to the entire family for opening up and thank you for taking the time to be here, because i was telling john that a lot of times when you are in washington, you are busy, you have a lot of stuff to do, and you are in a bubble when your president, and sometimes you do not have the opportunity to have the kinds of interactions even when i was a senate or. these formats are terrific for me, and my hope is by all these people who are here with cameras and microphones and all that stuff that people will not be shy, because the point of this is for me to hear directly from you and answer your questions, hear about
. >> president obama met with fairfax, virginia, residents today. at one. obama said he hopes the democrats and republicans can work on legislation after the midterm elections. this is one hour and 15 minutes. >> thank you so much for being here. i want to give a special thanks to some individuals. i am grateful for their hospitality. they have a wonderful family and for them to open up their back yard foxcast -- backyard for us is very nice. thank you to the entire family for...
120
120
Sep 15, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
host: alexandria, virginia. oscar, democratic line. caller: i just came to the united states. i am a legal resident now. before people talk about the eagles not paying taxes -- talk about illegals not paying taxes , we do not steal the numbers, we just invent them. in my case i work for seven years with a fake number that they took. for seven years i have worked, i will never get the money with my three jobs and we do pay taxes. inform yourself. you will understand that most undocumented people do pay taxes. make sure that the criminals do not get any identification in your passage of this law. the people that have worked really hard to put food on the table for their families, but they wanted an opportunity. forgive them. those k -- host: ok. congressman? guest: becoming a naturalized citizen, i understand what he is saying. but what you are saying validates what i have been saying. looking as social security, the last numbers i saw were over $4 billion there, people like yourselves that i put money in and probably will love be able to use the dollars, they will be used by ot
host: alexandria, virginia. oscar, democratic line. caller: i just came to the united states. i am a legal resident now. before people talk about the eagles not paying taxes -- talk about illegals not paying taxes , we do not steal the numbers, we just invent them. in my case i work for seven years with a fake number that they took. for seven years i have worked, i will never get the money with my three jobs and we do pay taxes. inform yourself. you will understand that most undocumented people...
131
131
Sep 27, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
it takes in virginia beach, the largest city in virginia, and parts of norfolk, virginia, hampton, and an area known as the eastern shore which is basically a couple of rural counties, primarily farming and tourism areas. it has some manufacturing but the dominant industries -- industries is the navy and tourism. at the oceanfront, there is a very vibrant tourism committee with hotels. it is not as large as myrtle beach but that type of community, that is a source of income. u.s. navy and related military enterprises is its largest business, i would say, and probably for this region. this particular congressional race is of high interest of republicans and democrats. when glenn 9 -- glen nye was first elected, since his election, he has been subject to a steady stream of blogs, e- mail, and that make -- not at him but in the public blasted almost everything he does. because the is a freshman, legislative experts will tell you that the best time to unseat an incumbent is during the first term because they have not quite establish themselves. they see him as a mobile. republicans want to
it takes in virginia beach, the largest city in virginia, and parts of norfolk, virginia, hampton, and an area known as the eastern shore which is basically a couple of rural counties, primarily farming and tourism areas. it has some manufacturing but the dominant industries -- industries is the navy and tourism. at the oceanfront, there is a very vibrant tourism committee with hotels. it is not as large as myrtle beach but that type of community, that is a source of income. u.s. navy and...
100
100
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 100
favorite 0
quote 0
dinwiddie, virginia. caller: i have a couple of questions. i am just amazed at the amount of money that is being spent by the republicans -- of course, the rich are behind it. the tv is full of ads and you have people out here who are well below the poverty line, and republican believe that they can save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and forth from work. the republicans are spending so much money. i think we need a law that could regulate how much money can be pushed into that. guest: robert makes a profound statement, you're absolutely right. what we are seeing now, and especially because of the citizens united supreme court decision, is people are upset because of the money that is being spent. large corporations and wealthy individuals are not content with the money that they have so they are using it to deeply influenced the political process. we are talking about huge amounts of money.
dinwiddie, virginia. caller: i have a couple of questions. i am just amazed at the amount of money that is being spent by the republicans -- of course, the rich are behind it. the tv is full of ads and you have people out here who are well below the poverty line, and republican believe that they can save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and...
41
41
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 41
favorite 0
quote 0
historic elections in the state of virginia and new jersey and the state formally known as massachusetts has a republican member of the united states senate. [applause] to these conservative victories we have when harry met shelly playing in nevada. joe the senator in alaska, delaware is about to send conservative to the united states senate as well. [applause] as we say, on highway 40 where i it? up, who'd have thunk even republicans in congress have gotten back to fiscal discipline and conservative values. agos be honest, four years republicans in congress did not just lose their majority. they lost breakaway. lost their way. when i opposed the wall street bailout, i told my colleagues the american people would eventually go with the professionals if we kept acting like liberals. sadly, they did. the truth is our party in congress walk away from the principles that minted our national governing majority. if the american people walked away from that. house republicans, have they learned their lesson? people ask me that. after a year that saw every single house republican vote against th
historic elections in the state of virginia and new jersey and the state formally known as massachusetts has a republican member of the united states senate. [applause] to these conservative victories we have when harry met shelly playing in nevada. joe the senator in alaska, delaware is about to send conservative to the united states senate as well. [applause] as we say, on highway 40 where i it? up, who'd have thunk even republicans in congress have gotten back to fiscal discipline and...
132
132
Sep 16, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 132
favorite 0
quote 0
dinwiddie, virginia. caller: i have a couple of questions. i am just amazed at the amount of money that is being spent by the republicans -- of course, the rich are behind it. the tv is full of ads and you have people out here who are well below the poverty line, and republican believe that they can save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and forth from work. the republicans are spending so much money. i think we need a law that could regulate how much money can be pushed into that. guest: robert makes a profound statement, you're absolutely right. what we are seeing now, and especially because of the citizens united supreme court decision, is people are upset because of the money that is being spent. large corporations and wealthy individuals are not content with the money that they have so they are using it to deeply influenced the political process. we are talking about huge amounts of money.
dinwiddie, virginia. caller: i have a couple of questions. i am just amazed at the amount of money that is being spent by the republicans -- of course, the rich are behind it. the tv is full of ads and you have people out here who are well below the poverty line, and republican believe that they can save us all. save us all. the democrats do not do more to show us that we cannot go back to the old days -- $4 a gallon for gasoline. people had to do everything they could just to get back and...
167
167
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
host: one last phone call, arlington, virginia, republican line, go ahead. caller: thank you very much. polish american from arlington. you mentioned before that we are falling behind the rest of the industrialized world. but we have got to go to the root of the situation, we are lacking the correct education, modeled after math and science. so, we have to go to the basics. our children have to spend more time, instead of just watching just football and becoming slaves for the large companies for used goods. without logical thinking. a long time a i
host: one last phone call, arlington, virginia, republican line, go ahead. caller: thank you very much. polish american from arlington. you mentioned before that we are falling behind the rest of the industrialized world. but we have got to go to the root of the situation, we are lacking the correct education, modeled after math and science. so, we have to go to the basics. our children have to spend more time, instead of just watching just football and becoming slaves for the large companies...
99
99
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 1
the former chairman of virginia's democratic party writes about her this morning in "the washington post," says sarah palin saved the g.o.p. here how he concludes -- palin started as tonto, but became the lone ranger. she runs mains strong and stood by her party. she's become a bridge between the old republican guard and the growing right-wing dissatisfaction, not just about democrats, but also with republican office holders. palin's ability to advocate for using the g.o.p., not a third party to channel this angst has allowed republican voter anger to boil, yet not boil over. should republicans run up the score in november, sarah palin will deserve a lot of credit she will never get. guest: i don't know whether she'll get it, but i think that's a very accurate assessment. i think palin has been great. she's been a dynamo. she has advocated for conservative principles unapologetically. when they tried to beat her down, she bounces right back, and she's right back in her faces, and she set an example. and really, do you realize what it's like to have the entire media machine and conservati
the former chairman of virginia's democratic party writes about her this morning in "the washington post," says sarah palin saved the g.o.p. here how he concludes -- palin started as tonto, but became the lone ranger. she runs mains strong and stood by her party. she's become a bridge between the old republican guard and the growing right-wing dissatisfaction, not just about democrats, but also with republican office holders. palin's ability to advocate for using the g.o.p., not a...
107
107
Sep 11, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 107
favorite 0
quote 0
and at the pentagon in northern virginia. our sympathy and support goes out to all of those men and women and their families. think it is important for to note, though, as the senator from delaware said, that things should not change here in america. i could not agree with him more. that things must not change with respect to our freedom and our democracy. but there are certain things that must change. certain thingsthat must change. i think the senator from delaware hit the nail on the head when he talked that our actions toward terrorists must change. what happened yesterday was not a hijacking of a domestic airlines flight. what happened yesterday was an enemy missile loaded with explosives, 11,000 gallons of jet fuel, that exploded like a missile into targets here in the united states of america. it was an act of war. it was an enemy missile at was directed at our country. and wemust respond accordingly to this act of war by those who perpetrated it we are at war. we are at war with terrorists and to those nations who har
and at the pentagon in northern virginia. our sympathy and support goes out to all of those men and women and their families. think it is important for to note, though, as the senator from delaware said, that things should not change here in america. i could not agree with him more. that things must not change with respect to our freedom and our democracy. but there are certain things that must change. certain thingsthat must change. i think the senator from delaware hit the nail on the head...
117
117
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 117
favorite 0
quote 0
is in arlington, virginia. at that time i was a local supervisor on the board of supervisors of fairfax county and my office was co-located at fire station 30 in merrifield. and i remember firefighters in my station, men and women, backing up the arlington fire department trying to put out the fire and save lives at the pentagon that day in the second worst terrorist attack in american history, only sadly eclipsed by the loss of life at the world trade center itself. and i heard the stories and i saw the heroism firsthand and it is something i certainly will never forget. let me just say the friends and families of those who were lost that day and to those who would wish harm, america will never forget even american -- and america will never yield. i yield back the balance of my time, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 1610. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. i
is in arlington, virginia. at that time i was a local supervisor on the board of supervisors of fairfax county and my office was co-located at fire station 30 in merrifield. and i remember firefighters in my station, men and women, backing up the arlington fire department trying to put out the fire and save lives at the pentagon that day in the second worst terrorist attack in american history, only sadly eclipsed by the loss of life at the world trade center itself. and i heard the stories and...
150
150
Sep 27, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 150
favorite 0
quote 0
my parents migrated from the south to virginia. they met and married there and had me. i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions of the people who had minus greated from the south. a lot of competition about whouz child would go to which school, catholic school, the school across the park. after i had gotten out and been a reporter for the times and talking to people around the country. i would go to chicago and cleveland and detroit and i would begin to hear there where similar migration experiences people had. they would talk to you about well this weekend, i have to go back to mississippi for a family reunion. >> give us a brief idea of what the book is about? >> the book is about the defection of 6 million african-americans from the south to the north, mid-west to the west. from 1915-1970 when the south began truly to change. >> i went to a movie last weekend. they handed me this as i went in. i'll read it to you. everyday more migrants are coming no the cities to seek a better life for their children. >> i wrote this book thinking of any
my parents migrated from the south to virginia. they met and married there and had me. i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions of the people who had minus greated from the south. a lot of competition about whouz child would go to which school, catholic school, the school across the park. after i had gotten out and been a reporter for the times and talking to people around the country. i would go to chicago and cleveland and detroit and i would begin to hear there...
105
105
Sep 27, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
., my mother from georgia, my father from southern virginia. they met in washington and married and had me. without the great migration, i would not be here. i have lived with all my life. i grew up with people from north carolina, south carolina, georgia, all around me. i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions of the people who migrated from the south. they argue about whose child would go to which school. it has been with me all this time. when it comes to the actual writing of a book, it probably writing of a book, it probably started after i got out and have been a reporter for "the new york times" talk to people. i was the chicago bureau chief for the "the new york times" i began to hear that there were similar migration experiences that people have. they talk about it as if they could not talk because they were going back to a family reunion in mississippi or a funeral. this is so much bigger than my experience in washington. it was a national outpouring of people. >> just give us a brief synopsis of what the b
., my mother from georgia, my father from southern virginia. they met in washington and married and had me. without the great migration, i would not be here. i have lived with all my life. i grew up with people from north carolina, south carolina, georgia, all around me. i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions of the people who migrated from the south. they argue about whose child would go to which school. it has been with me all this time. when it comes to the...
141
141
Sep 29, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
scott, the gentleman from virginia. i ask unanimous consent that the rest of my statement be made a part of the record, and i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3114 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the bill is passed, and without objection, the most to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. scott: i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 4932 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 6932, to establish the investigation and prosecution unit in the department of justice and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott, and
scott, the gentleman from virginia. i ask unanimous consent that the rest of my statement be made a part of the record, and i'll yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3114 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the...
154
154
Sep 11, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
ninth anniversary, we will take it to another memorial service from earlier this morning in arlington, virginia, et the pentagon. president obama and robert gates attended the sort -- the ceremony ended remarks for about 40 minutes. -- and dave remarks for about 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman, the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> listen gentleman, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests, and most of all, families and friends of those we lost on 9/11 -- inside of the pentagon buys a quilt on display, stitched together by thousands of america -- of americans who wanted us to know that they would remember those who did not survive. on the quilt are written the words by a little girl -- in our hearts we weep for you, in our minds, we honor you. today, her words still comfort us. today, we still weep for those we lost here in new york -- here, in new york, and in somerset county. today, we still honor them with our presence, and certainly with this memorial. mostly, we honor them with our lives. it is what we hav
ninth anniversary, we will take it to another memorial service from earlier this morning in arlington, virginia, et the pentagon. president obama and robert gates attended the sort -- the ceremony ended remarks for about 40 minutes. -- and dave remarks for about 40 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman, the national anthem of the united states. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> listen gentleman, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. >> mr. president, secretary gates, distinguished guests,...
130
130
Sep 22, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
this is fairfax county in northern virginia, and prince william county in northern virginia. two areas that have been moving toward democrats -- have been very popular for democrats in recent cycles. we see that as of those districts have been shifting toward democrats, what has changed now is the suburban districts in philadelphia and new york and chicago appear to be moving back toward republicans, or at least moving in their direction this cycle. i think that is what is different this time. the candidates obviously have not changed. but what also has changed is keith fimian. he was attacked in 2008 by gerry connolly as being too social conservative for the district that may be more moderate on abortion and guns. but this time keith fimian is also running as a tea party candidate. well this suburban district elect a tea party type? that will be a test of the tea party strength. if he can indeed when this cycle when he did not before, i think it would be a very, very telling indicator for republicans across the country as a tea party social secured -- social conservative cou
this is fairfax county in northern virginia, and prince william county in northern virginia. two areas that have been moving toward democrats -- have been very popular for democrats in recent cycles. we see that as of those districts have been shifting toward democrats, what has changed now is the suburban districts in philadelphia and new york and chicago appear to be moving back toward republicans, or at least moving in their direction this cycle. i think that is what is different this time....
104
104
Sep 20, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 104
favorite 0
quote 0
one in four black men are disenfranchised in virginia because of this law. we are working to try to change that, but they're still two states that disenfranchise everybody with a criminal conviction. 10 states permit alley disenfranchise some people -- florida, alabama, mississippi, ariz. -- there are prominent disenfranchisement for some people with criminal convictions. i want to talk about some of this -- thank you for writing the introduction to our report -- a number of these laws are firmly rooted in jim-crow. the need to be very clear about this. these laws have been on the books for a number of years but came into play right around reconstruction and were intended to keep african-americans from voting in our country. there's no question about it. you can read to the constitutional convention, you can read through the delegates comments in virginia, you can read about what they're talking about when they put these laws of the book. they were aimed at african- americans to keep them from voting alongside poll taxes and literacy tests that the voting ri
one in four black men are disenfranchised in virginia because of this law. we are working to try to change that, but they're still two states that disenfranchise everybody with a criminal conviction. 10 states permit alley disenfranchise some people -- florida, alabama, mississippi, ariz. -- there are prominent disenfranchisement for some people with criminal convictions. i want to talk about some of this -- thank you for writing the introduction to our report -- a number of these laws are...
126
126
Sep 21, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
a lot of my father was taken by the collar in virginia -- caller in virginia and that last person you had on. this is the first african- american president that walks into the biggest mass since the great depression. it is not possible for him to get everyone back their jobs. i understand that everyone is hurting. we just have to understand that the policies he is trying to put in place are for the long run, trying to create more jobs for more people in this country. but until we get through this process -- yes, the recession is technically over with, but for those people with no job and cannot pay their bills, it is not over for them. host: on personal income, where it has increased, decreased the most across the nation. a minimal increase in states like new jersey, maryland, washington, d.c. it has declined in states like rhode island, conn, and nevada. william is joining us from maryland. caller: listening to yesterday's conversation with president it is no wonder why more and more americans are more cynical. we had a president that came in almost two years ago with a super majorit
a lot of my father was taken by the collar in virginia -- caller in virginia and that last person you had on. this is the first african- american president that walks into the biggest mass since the great depression. it is not possible for him to get everyone back their jobs. i understand that everyone is hurting. we just have to understand that the policies he is trying to put in place are for the long run, trying to create more jobs for more people in this country. but until we get through...
257
257
Sep 13, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia's fifth district is the size of new jersey. essentially triangle shape with charlottesville, home of university of virginia and monticello, thomas jefferson's home, down to south side, north carolina border. -- which includes the cities of martinville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martin'sville, for example, has been hit fairly hard. unemployment tops 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. unemployment continues to be proud of the route the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, like everywhere. people who have their jobs, the pay has stagnated over the past few years. certainly a big problem. tom perriello is certainly a moderate democrat. where as some of the big-ticket priorities, he has voted in favor. he voted in favor of things like health care reform. he voted in favor of cap and trade, clean energy bill. he voted in favor of the economic stimulus bill. so some people say he is a liberal democrat because he is part of the big-ticket items. bu
virginia's fifth district is the size of new jersey. essentially triangle shape with charlottesville, home of university of virginia and monticello, thomas jefferson's home, down to south side, north carolina border. -- which includes the cities of martinville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district fairly hard. martin'sville, for example, has been hit fairly hard. unemployment tops 20%. it is bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. unemployment continues to be...
116
116
Sep 19, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
the president had an appearance in virginia. he took questions from residents of the neighborhood. not once in those 90 minutes was the war in afghanistan, the war in of iraq, the military ever mentioned in this meeting. how do you view this apparent lack of interest with what is happening there? i think for a lack of interest or wariness for the people who did not think about it, i think there are millions americans that really do what the american soldier is going through. i am not doing it right now. i am still a soldier, but at the time, i am still proud i am 173. i am battle hard. they are out there doing it again. at other people do not know, to remember that are out there every single day giving everything for our country. the you have a reaction to that? do you have a reaction to that? how have you viewed this apparent disinterest on the part of the people here? does. i would call family, call friends, talk to people. those were up -- those who were aware of things and those who aware of banks, it is just how it happens. think that there are there that are aware of it. you
the president had an appearance in virginia. he took questions from residents of the neighborhood. not once in those 90 minutes was the war in afghanistan, the war in of iraq, the military ever mentioned in this meeting. how do you view this apparent lack of interest with what is happening there? i think for a lack of interest or wariness for the people who did not think about it, i think there are millions americans that really do what the american soldier is going through. i am not doing it...
94
94
Sep 13, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
against him is a republican state senator which is in the southern part of virginia. there's also jeff clark, an independent businessman and member of the tea party. this district race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see him as one of the most vulnerable democrats and the congress given he represents a somewhat conservative district and that he voted in favor of his major initiative, health care, cap and trade, stimulus, and someone. he was elected by the smallest margin of any congressional race in the country. republicans see this as a pickup. democrats, however, say that he is a fighter and a tough campaigner. because he supported the same initiatives that he is getting the support of national democrats just as national republicans are trying to take him down. in 2008, he challenged a six- term conservative republican and beat him by 727 votes. this was the closest margin of any race that year in congress. some people think he just rode in on the obama wave. the virginia fifth district is fairly conservative. mccain won with 56% of the vo
against him is a republican state senator which is in the southern part of virginia. there's also jeff clark, an independent businessman and member of the tea party. this district race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see him as one of the most vulnerable democrats and the congress given he represents a somewhat conservative district and that he voted in favor of his major initiative, health care, cap and trade, stimulus, and someone. he was elected by the smallest...
157
157
Sep 12, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 157
favorite 0
quote 0
alexandria virginia. good morning. caller: good morning, gentlemen. i tell you, just listening to the past few callers, and to this gentleman. and i appreciate your background and respect. but i think that in all of the education that a lot of these folks have, especially in this kind of administration, the majority of them if you look at their background, they're all academics with zero experience, just like this current administration. and it is not a high priority to catch bin laden. it is not. evidence proves that. >> host: michael, what is the priority? caller: let me tell you what the priority is is for mr. obama to become all things to all men globally and get along. because he wants, if you notice his priority is the world stage and not our economy. his actions prove that. not the multiple speeches that he has given. and so that is the reason why. now, please think about this. to your audience. here, this man goes to georgetown university, covers up all the christian symbols. he has not found a church. he is the only president in the history o
alexandria virginia. good morning. caller: good morning, gentlemen. i tell you, just listening to the past few callers, and to this gentleman. and i appreciate your background and respect. but i think that in all of the education that a lot of these folks have, especially in this kind of administration, the majority of them if you look at their background, they're all academics with zero experience, just like this current administration. and it is not a high priority to catch bin laden. it is...
152
152
Sep 30, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 152
favorite 0
quote 2
the gentleman from virginia. mr. boucher: i'd like to inquire of the gentleman from texas if he has other speakers? mr. poe: i have one other speaker. mr. boucher: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i yield to mr. forbes of virginia, a member of the judiciary committee, who has introduced a similar bill in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia voiced for as much time as he may consume. mr. forbes: thank you, mr. speaker, and i'd like to thank the gentleman for yielding to me. like the other two members, i rise in strong support of senate bill 1132, the law enforcement officers safety improvements act of 2009. as has been mentioned, the senate companion to -- the senate bill is a companion to legislation i sponsored in the house. s. 1132 improves the current federal law that authorizes active and retired police officers to carry firearms throughout the united states. the premise that have law was simple. allowi
the gentleman from virginia. mr. boucher: i'd like to inquire of the gentleman from texas if he has other speakers? mr. poe: i have one other speaker. mr. boucher: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas. mr. poe: i yield to mr. forbes of virginia, a member of the judiciary committee, who has introduced a similar bill in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia voiced for as much time as he may consume....
59
59
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 59
favorite 0
quote 0
the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and part of lynchburg. the economy has hit the district hard. their unemployment tops 20%. it's bad, but not quite as bad as elsewhere in the district. there is unemployment continues to be a problem throughout the district. there have been a number of foreclosures, obviously like everywhere. people who have their jobs, their pay has stagnated for the last few years. so it's certainly a big problem here. tom perriello is a moderate democrat. whereas on some of the big ticket priorities on president obama and the democrats, he voted in favor of health care reform and voted in favor of the cap and tr
the virginia 5th district is conservative leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has become somewhat less so. and it is represented by a democrat. >> virginia's 5th district is the size of new jersey and it is a triangle shape with the sharltsville region, home to the university of virginia and thomas jefferson's home down to the south side of virginia, north carolina border that includes the city of martinsville, danville and...
114
114
Sep 7, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
we play in the recording of that for the jury in the death penalty sentencing hearing in virginia. that is a flexibly applied use of the clause. some justices and some courts across the country do not hold that view. in my view, that type of evidence is necessary if we are going to try some of these run- of-the-mill terrorism cases in the article 3 courts. having lived and sweated through the moussaoui case is that it was worth it. it was worth it on a number of fronts. it was worth it because the system work. i think the judge will touch on this. even moussaoui himself admitted that the system work. he spoke publicly. we got a view of how he reveled in misery and horror created in america. we got a view of what motivated this person and what we were up against. it also provided a venue for some catharsis for victims to come in and testify. above all, we showed that we could do it. that is my final point. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. i have never been to the training camp in pakistan. i do not want to have anybody leave that one hanging out there. rob and i went th
we play in the recording of that for the jury in the death penalty sentencing hearing in virginia. that is a flexibly applied use of the clause. some justices and some courts across the country do not hold that view. in my view, that type of evidence is necessary if we are going to try some of these run- of-the-mill terrorism cases in the article 3 courts. having lived and sweated through the moussaoui case is that it was worth it. it was worth it on a number of fronts. it was worth it because...
114
114
Sep 27, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
. -- my mother from georgia and my father from southern virginia. and washington is where they met, married and then had me. so, without the great migration, i wouldn't be here. i don't know who you'd be talking to. so, i've lived with it all my life. i grew up with people from north carolina, south carolina, georgia -- all around me in the neighborhood where i grew up. and i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions, too, of the people who had migrated from the south. a lot of competition about who's child would go to which school, catholic school, the school across the park. so, it's been with me all this time. but i think that, when it comes to the actual writing of a book, it probably started, very likely, after i had gotten out and been a reporter for the "new york times" and started to talk to people in other parts of the country. i was chicago bureau chief for the "new york times." and i would go to chicago. i'd be in cleveland, i'd be in detroit. and i'd begin to hear that there were similar migration experiences tha
. -- my mother from georgia and my father from southern virginia. and washington is where they met, married and then had me. so, without the great migration, i wouldn't be here. i don't know who you'd be talking to. so, i've lived with it all my life. i grew up with people from north carolina, south carolina, georgia -- all around me in the neighborhood where i grew up. and i was surrounded by the language, the food, the music, the ambitions, too, of the people who had migrated from the south....
193
193
Sep 11, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
it has enforced host: virginia on the republican line. caller: the question i'd like to ask how did north korea, about a year ago on the history channel, the japanese were developing weapons in north korea. is that the skill of this again operation and facilities? . are those weapons basically north korean? based on the soviet provider. they have gotten assistance in the past and had access to information from china and pakistan and others. it is largely a north korean development. they've used technology from others and traded it. miss i'll technology largely the development. caller: good morning. i see this is quite unacceptable to any civilized person. i'm listening to you. i see the same type of things happening. if we can find some accommodation with israel, can we not find some accommodation with north korea? must we always be engaging with sending young men and women to deal with? this is my main concern. israel has been a country that has been attacked repeatedly how israel responds that has been many times used in diplomacy. they
it has enforced host: virginia on the republican line. caller: the question i'd like to ask how did north korea, about a year ago on the history channel, the japanese were developing weapons in north korea. is that the skill of this again operation and facilities? . are those weapons basically north korean? based on the soviet provider. they have gotten assistance in the past and had access to information from china and pakistan and others. it is largely a north korean development. they've used...
140
140
Sep 20, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 140
favorite 0
quote 0
you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people to invest. along with that is the whole question of capital shipments. that's really why we are here. i would like to hear from you, a sense of your path to fairness of the captive. shippers come to see me all the time. they come from all over the koirpt country. i'm not a lawyer but i feel like one when i think of all the cases brought before the itc or stb and feeling short changed. they are always up against you can win or loose because you have a system. you sort of discuss the release in some of these papers i am reading but it is a case of timing. the classic techn
you could look at north carolina and norfolk south, virginia and csx. there are many other states where we don't have progress. irnl one or both of you want to terry briefly and then get back to my main interest which is captive shipper rates >> they really get lost in all of this. one of the things troubling is the massive use of stock repurchases. i think one would have to look at a balance you say, well, people have a right to reward their share holders. they are encouraged in people...
126
126
Sep 18, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 126
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia, go ahead. caller: hi. i wanted to speak on nancy pelosi in support of her voice for aiding the people. one of the things that i think that has happened is the republicans have controlled the message. however, at the end of the day when it comes time for them to stand forth for the voting, people are going to find out that the republicans are selling a product without instructions. and that is going to be detrimental to them and their message that they've been continuing to churn out. it's a marketing ploy. and it's a very good one at this moment, but i think when if educated population decides to actually tune back in and say let's get on the band wagon they're going to find out that the republicans have been selling poison to the people. host: so you're saying thingless change as we get close to november caller: absolutely. i don't necessarily believe in all polls. i do watch them. but i do believe that there is an issue right now with the people that they're calling. i don't think that every person's hou
virginia, go ahead. caller: hi. i wanted to speak on nancy pelosi in support of her voice for aiding the people. one of the things that i think that has happened is the republicans have controlled the message. however, at the end of the day when it comes time for them to stand forth for the voting, people are going to find out that the republicans are selling a product without instructions. and that is going to be detrimental to them and their message that they've been continuing to churn out....
146
146
Sep 26, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
moving on to virginia. caller: as i told your screener, i do not want republicans -- i should say conservatives -- to work with democrats. if we have seen what democrats will do, people losing their homes. we are told that we are racist and stupid for opposing. yesterday john kerry said that voters are influenced by the truth and the fact, and to be honest with you i hope the conservatives takeover of congress and that they do not work with democrats. they will explain to the voters why obama is going against their will again. host: from "business week," "no one should be under the illusion that there is an easy path to compromise. likely it is even more polarized than the current one -- host:a anna, ohio, good morning. caller: the two sides could work together, but the last couple of years are an indication that the republicans will not cooperate no matter what. they are the party of no. obama has reached out over and over again. to someone like me, i might get over it, they will work with you. i keep thin
moving on to virginia. caller: as i told your screener, i do not want republicans -- i should say conservatives -- to work with democrats. if we have seen what democrats will do, people losing their homes. we are told that we are racist and stupid for opposing. yesterday john kerry said that voters are influenced by the truth and the fact, and to be honest with you i hope the conservatives takeover of congress and that they do not work with democrats. they will explain to the voters why obama...
47
47
Sep 6, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 47
favorite 0
quote 0
it looked for a while as to virginia was going to be one of those special terrorism courts. i've been very pleased to visit spread around. richard reid was in boston. jose padilla was tried in miami. but the reality of it now is that there's a realy bad exerningses. the federal judicial system has now phenomenal materials available to any district three judge. -- i done think you need a specialized bench. i think any competent article three judge can handle these cases. the materials are out there. and as i said the materials is out there now. and i again think that -- we shouldn't tamper with something that's not broken. it's not broken. it's working just fine. if you start creating special core group -- i don't think i fit. so i would leave it as it is. >> other thoughts? other questions? >> i didn't mean chill people when i said you have to use short speeches. >> the judge raced a question about the cyber terrorism. you wrote a niese "the new yorker." really trusting how bad the aspects. how did they apply in those sorts of case? >> about cyber terrorism. i don't think so
it looked for a while as to virginia was going to be one of those special terrorism courts. i've been very pleased to visit spread around. richard reid was in boston. jose padilla was tried in miami. but the reality of it now is that there's a realy bad exerningses. the federal judicial system has now phenomenal materials available to any district three judge. -- i done think you need a specialized bench. i think any competent article three judge can handle these cases. the materials are out...
94
94
Sep 6, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia and maryland. then you have democrats that face tougher calls. chett edwards faces a tough race. these are members represent conservative districts. this may not be the year for them to save their seats. host: what will be the game plan for the white house to save the majority in the house? guest: to be very cold-blooded in their a look and where they need to invest in these races. decide where their money can make a difference. host: will the president b campaigning for individual candidates? will he stay clear and fund- raiser for them instead? what will he do? guest: i think you'll see president obama heading up the new york checkbox pretty soon. he will head up the los angeles checkbox. -- checkbooks. many of the conservative democrats -- and democrats in conservative districts, do not want to have the present campaign for them. the individualize their races. the distance themselves from the national party. host: the first lady is going to spend some of her political capital and carefully stepped into the campan season. where do you expect to
virginia and maryland. then you have democrats that face tougher calls. chett edwards faces a tough race. these are members represent conservative districts. this may not be the year for them to save their seats. host: what will be the game plan for the white house to save the majority in the house? guest: to be very cold-blooded in their a look and where they need to invest in these races. decide where their money can make a difference. host: will the president b campaigning for individual...
138
138
Sep 6, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 138
favorite 0
quote 0
democrats that barely one -- virginia and maryland. then you have democrats that face tougher calls. chett edwards faces a tough race. these are members represent conservative districts. this may not be the year for them to save their seats. host: what will be the game plan for the white house to save the majority in the house? guest: to be very cold-blooded in their a look and where they need to invest in these races. decide where their money can make a difference. host: will the president be campaigning for individual candidates? will he stay clear and fund- raiser for them instead? what will he do? guest: i think you'll see president obama heading up the new york checkbox pretty soon. he will head up the los angeles checkbox. -- checkbooks. many of the conservative democrats -- and democrats in conservative districts, do not want to have the present campaign for them. the individualize their races. the distance themselves from the national party. host: the first lady is going to spend some of her political capital and carefully step
democrats that barely one -- virginia and maryland. then you have democrats that face tougher calls. chett edwards faces a tough race. these are members represent conservative districts. this may not be the year for them to save their seats. host: what will be the game plan for the white house to save the majority in the house? guest: to be very cold-blooded in their a look and where they need to invest in these races. decide where their money can make a difference. host: will the president be...
64
64
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
the virginia race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see perriello is one of the most vulnerable democrats in congress given that he represents a somewhat conservative district and he has voted in favor of obama's major initiatives, health care, cap and trade, stimulus and so on and two years ago, he was elected by the smallest margin of any congressional race in the country. they think -- the republicans are seeing this as a pickup. but democrats say that tom perriello's a fighter and tough campaigner and because he supported the same initiatives that he is giving the support of national democrats just as national republicans are trying to take him down. in 2008, perriello, who is a young lawyer from the charlottesville area, he challenged goode and beat him. this is the closest margin that year in congress. some people say perriello say he rode in on the obama wave. while certainly that was a factor, the virginia fifth district is conservative-leaning and mccain won it with 50.6% of the vote that year. it is traditionally a republican stronghold and has beco
the virginia race is getting a lot of national attention because republicans see perriello is one of the most vulnerable democrats in congress given that he represents a somewhat conservative district and he has voted in favor of obama's major initiatives, health care, cap and trade, stimulus and so on and two years ago, he was elected by the smallest margin of any congressional race in the country. they think -- the republicans are seeing this as a pickup. but democrats say that tom...
84
84
Sep 22, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 84
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> i think virginia 11 is a sign of what's going on with the country, not just virginia. i think virginia was a sign in 2009 of some of the anger going up in the rest of the country. virginia 11 will move in the direction of whatever ways the couldn't arery is going, and the sign of whether a wave is building for republicans will definitely be seen if republicans win this race in november. >> how are you doing? you've got the wrong shirt on. >> i'm running for congress. never thought i'd do that, but we need people who can balance the budget in congress. >> who are the candidates in the 11th district. >> jer arery connally, -- jerry connally who was elected in 2008 -- gerry connelly, who was elected in 2008 and his opponent 2008. recently, the district has been shifting toward democrats. president obama won it, president bush took it by a slim 50% or 51% of the margin in 2004 and won it by a bigger margin in 2000. however in 2009, the last governor's race, bob mcdonald, who ran as a republican, took 55% in this district. so the question is, is this district moving back to
. >> i think virginia 11 is a sign of what's going on with the country, not just virginia. i think virginia was a sign in 2009 of some of the anger going up in the rest of the country. virginia 11 will move in the direction of whatever ways the couldn't arery is going, and the sign of whether a wave is building for republicans will definitely be seen if republicans win this race in november. >> how are you doing? you've got the wrong shirt on. >> i'm running for congress....
136
136
Sep 1, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
and i am happy to say that because i live in virginia and i'm very proud of that past. but i am asking for is a double request. to reassert our commitment to the first amendment's. throughout history it has shown that it is a very valuable parts of what the united states is about. it is one of the major attractions of the u.s. for immigrants to leave their country. they left their countries but leave them because they truly believe that in this country, they can have that free and dignified being that they have missed elsewhere. the supreme court threw out the years has again collaborated and amplified the basic principles of the first amendment. for example, chief justice rehnquist emphasize that political divisiveness alone cannot serve to invalidate otherwise permissible conduct. whatever we might feel about the person sitting next to us, they have rights, even if we politically degree -- disagree, that is the reason to behave in a way that infringes on those rights. furthermore, the first amendment states -- it does not state but implies -- that the powers of the go
and i am happy to say that because i live in virginia and i'm very proud of that past. but i am asking for is a double request. to reassert our commitment to the first amendment's. throughout history it has shown that it is a very valuable parts of what the united states is about. it is one of the major attractions of the u.s. for immigrants to leave their country. they left their countries but leave them because they truly believe that in this country, they can have that free and dignified...
95
95
Sep 30, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 95
favorite 0
quote 0
host: virginia beach, curtis, a democrat. caller: i want to know about local banks, credit unions and if they have credit counseling. and if a bank that you hold a card with, is it a conflict for them to counsel you on your credit debt when they hold a credit card? guest: i would tell you that it is important to call up your creditor when you start to get in trouble. that would be my very first that. and i am obviously not a financial adviser, but i would say that is the first thing you should do is to call up your credit card company and say i am having a problem, what can we do? that is where i would start before we go down some of the other rows. host: have a lot of the debt settlement companies been born to in the past few years because of the economic crisis we have had? guest: yes. when the association of credit- card companies formed, there were only 300 companies in the space. that has increased to 1000 companies. there has been a lot of growth in recent years. and really as the business began to increase after change
host: virginia beach, curtis, a democrat. caller: i want to know about local banks, credit unions and if they have credit counseling. and if a bank that you hold a card with, is it a conflict for them to counsel you on your credit debt when they hold a credit card? guest: i would tell you that it is important to call up your creditor when you start to get in trouble. that would be my very first that. and i am obviously not a financial adviser, but i would say that is the first thing you should...
168
168
Sep 19, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
virginia, david, republican line. good morning. caller: i would just like to say i don't think that mayor bloomberg would be a proper voice for what i would consider the moderate with his stance on the mosque at ground zero i feel that he has clearly established himself as liberal, not a moderate. host: a little more from the "new york times" article about bloomberg vowing to help bolster the political center. texas, democratic line, good morning. caller: i do believe that we have room for the moderates. it doesn't seem that way right now because all this is going on and i'm going to say tea baggers. if you can show on national tv a lady who at the tea party all the time with a big brim hat with tea bags all around them, what do you call that? host: what about moderate voices? caller: of course that will come back. this is a fad that's going on. and with the help of c-span too, especially you, because i just told my husband i believe you are -- i won't call you a tea bagger, i'll call you a tea party, i believe you are, because you
virginia, david, republican line. good morning. caller: i would just like to say i don't think that mayor bloomberg would be a proper voice for what i would consider the moderate with his stance on the mosque at ground zero i feel that he has clearly established himself as liberal, not a moderate. host: a little more from the "new york times" article about bloomberg vowing to help bolster the political center. texas, democratic line, good morning. caller: i do believe that we have...
149
149
Sep 4, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
we have an operations center here in northern virginia. we have a great picture overall in the country of what is going on in all modes of transportation from a security standpoint. we handle things locally so that of the merger transportation, the federal security directors out there and can work with federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as other stakeholders to manage incidents so we also have the larger national picture. we also have a deployable response. we have literally hundreds of officers who are ready to deploy in the case of an attack or in the case of a natural disaster to augment other federal agencies. during some of the recent hurricane events, many of our officers were assisting fema and were pointed distribution for water and other things. it is a great deployable response capability. we also have a visible deterrent responsibility. many of you are familiar with our operations around the airport authority. we're not just a check why were we can have a visible deterrent but we can also respond to incidents as t
we have an operations center here in northern virginia. we have a great picture overall in the country of what is going on in all modes of transportation from a security standpoint. we handle things locally so that of the merger transportation, the federal security directors out there and can work with federal, state, and local law enforcement as well as other stakeholders to manage incidents so we also have the larger national picture. we also have a deployable response. we have literally...
145
145
Sep 8, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 145
favorite 0
quote 0
chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back into history, when personal property tax, or personal income tax was involved in 1913. at that time, the federal reserve was set up. prior to 1913, my question is how did the government operate, and where did their income come from? was it deficit spending or tax cuts -- tax cuts takes money out of the general fund, deficit borrowing adds interest. host: if you want to take part in this conversation, you can go to our twitter page. this viewer says -- host: will go to texas on the republican line. good morning. caller: i am curious why the media has not investi
chester, west virginia -- gary, on the republican line, go ahead. caller: democrats took hold halfway through bush's administration. our biggest problem in our free trade is our agreement is especially, with communist china. they now make almost all of our shoes, and all the products we use to make. this is chargeable to clinton's administration. we were long due to a president of color, but not obama, who augmented signing -- siding with muslims, as one himself. caller: my question goes back...
167
167
Sep 17, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 167
favorite 0
quote 0
george washington of virginia vargas, james madison, the pink anies of south carolina. charles cokes worth and challs, king of massachusetts, zander hamilton of new york. benjamin franklin and thomas, robert morris of pennsylvania. morris of pennsylvania. and william patterson of new jersey. some of the names we still remember in history of signing the constitution. next telephone call fro charlotte, north carolina. good morning on this constitution day as we ask you whether or not you believe in original meaning or the living document. ivan, democrat's line. caller: let's take the original intent and work with that. because that is where the disagreement is. the reason why there's even a debate is because what is the founding philosophy that governs the constitution is the acquisition of property. the central focus of the constitution is a concern over properties. what makes this such -- what makes or gives this the character of a living document or original intent is the idea of slave enrichment slavery has 10 pro vigs and the most engrossed element of the constitutio
george washington of virginia vargas, james madison, the pink anies of south carolina. charles cokes worth and challs, king of massachusetts, zander hamilton of new york. benjamin franklin and thomas, robert morris of pennsylvania. morris of pennsylvania. and william patterson of new jersey. some of the names we still remember in history of signing the constitution. next telephone call fro charlotte, north carolina. good morning on this constitution day as we ask you whether or not you believe...
127
127
Sep 1, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 127
favorite 0
quote 0
it has its origins in the bill of rights of virginia. i am happy to say that because i teach in virginia. i am very proud of that. when i am asking for is a double request. reassert our commitment to the first amendment. throughout history, it has shown that it is a very valuable part of what the u.s. is about. in fact, i think this is one of the major attractions of the u.s. to immigrants who leave their countries. they truly believe that in this country, they can have a free and dignified being the they have missed elsewhere. the supreme court throughout the years has elaborated and emphasized the basic principles of the first amendment. chief justice rehnquist emphasizes that political devices cannot serve to invalidate otherwise permissible conduct. whatever we might feel about the person -- person sitting next to us, they have rights. even if we politically disagree, that is no reason to be a in a way that would infringe on those rights. furthermore, the first amendment's -- first amendment states that the powers of the government s
it has its origins in the bill of rights of virginia. i am happy to say that because i teach in virginia. i am very proud of that. when i am asking for is a double request. reassert our commitment to the first amendment. throughout history, it has shown that it is a very valuable part of what the u.s. is about. in fact, i think this is one of the major attractions of the u.s. to immigrants who leave their countries. they truly believe that in this country, they can have a free and dignified...
92
92
Sep 14, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 92
favorite 0
quote 0
i am joined by my colleague bob goodlatte from virginia. i will be joined by our colleagues who are also assisted by a very able counsel. at the outset the house recognizes what an extraordinary proceeding this is and how seldom an impeachment is undertaken. this is a reflection of several things, that the men and women nominated for the federal bench. they have not given cause for their removal from office. emoval from office. i think it's also a tribute to the confirmation process that does a good job in vetting out those who are not suitable for the bench. and i also think it's a reflection of how infrequently the house believes this extraordinary remedy is required. i won't spend much time this morning in discussing the standard for impeachment, the content of high crimes and misdemeanors. there'll be time for that later. more than that, i think the members of this committee understand that standard probably better than i or anyone else could articulate. but i will share at least in my view one of the formulations i think house and sena
i am joined by my colleague bob goodlatte from virginia. i will be joined by our colleagues who are also assisted by a very able counsel. at the outset the house recognizes what an extraordinary proceeding this is and how seldom an impeachment is undertaken. this is a reflection of several things, that the men and women nominated for the federal bench. they have not given cause for their removal from office. emoval from office. i think it's also a tribute to the confirmation process that does a...
114
114
Sep 25, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 114
favorite 0
quote 0
i am a third-generation fruit farmer with operations in virginia. we eloy from 30 to 155 workers, depending on the time of year. the fact that i appear before you today as a farmer with the president of u f w should send a very powerful message. we have a common problem. despite continued attempts at automation, apple's still need to be manually pruned and hand- picked. the work as physically demanding and a certain amount of skill is necessary. ple's bruce greatly -- apples bruise easily, and improper picking will greatly reduce the value of our crop. today, farmers rely on legal and illegal workers. without a solution, farms will fail. we will export jobs and lose our fo. government statistics tell us that 80% of farm workers are foreign-born, and half of those are unauthorized. only 2%, are coming in through the existing program. many believe that native-born workers will harvest american specialty crops, however, the take our jobs campaign is just the latest in a series of unsuccessful efforts in good and bad times, in michigan, washington, cali
i am a third-generation fruit farmer with operations in virginia. we eloy from 30 to 155 workers, depending on the time of year. the fact that i appear before you today as a farmer with the president of u f w should send a very powerful message. we have a common problem. despite continued attempts at automation, apple's still need to be manually pruned and hand- picked. the work as physically demanding and a certain amount of skill is necessary. ple's bruce greatly -- apples bruise easily, and...
134
134
Sep 10, 2010
09/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 134
favorite 0
quote 0
the next call comes from virginia. brenda, independent line. you are on the air. i am going to move on to cape cod. bill, republican line. caller: the last two or three callers told my thunder. it could tell us about your own experience. are you a college graduate? caller: no, ma'am. but i was born at the right time. i was board in 1947 and when i got out of high school, i could go to work anywhere as far as having good benefits. the phone company, electric company, gas co., so on and so forth. but those jobs are no longer available because of productivity and technology enhancements. host: and the decline in the manufacturing base, are those kinds of companies still around? caller: i was never in the manufacturing field. i worked for the telephone company and the telephone company now has been replaced by cassell phones. the telephone jobs today are what the railroad jobs in the 1950's when the 707 came in. but that is not why i called. there is nothing wrong being a plumber, electrician, or a skilled finish carpenter. all of those people complaining about not ha
the next call comes from virginia. brenda, independent line. you are on the air. i am going to move on to cape cod. bill, republican line. caller: the last two or three callers told my thunder. it could tell us about your own experience. are you a college graduate? caller: no, ma'am. but i was born at the right time. i was board in 1947 and when i got out of high school, i could go to work anywhere as far as having good benefits. the phone company, electric company, gas co., so on and so forth....